used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
a-drip
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From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
in the past
From this reading My visitors of the previous night had gone three hours ago.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had heard them getting up steam, but I was still too weak and stiff to think of getting out of bed so early to see them off.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I turned, as usual, to watch the upward, curling smoke from Mary's kitchen fire.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I had heard them getting up steam, but I was still too weak and stiff to think of getting out of bed so early to see them off.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had heard them getting up steam, but I was still too weak and stiff to think of getting out of bed so early to see them off.
CrescentnounUS /ˈkresənt/
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
curlingnounUS /ˈkɜːrlɪŋ/
a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
From this reading I turned, as usual, to watch the upward, curling smoke from Mary's kitchen fire.
dewnounUS /duː/
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading I had heard them getting up steam, but I was still too weak and stiff to think of getting out of bed so early to see them off.
start firing a weapon
From this reading I turned, as usual, to watch the upward, curling smoke from Mary's kitchen fire.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I turned, as usual, to watch the upward, curling smoke from Mary's kitchen fire.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading I had heard them getting up steam, but I was still too weak and stiff to think of getting out of bed so early to see them off.
GhoulnounUS /ɡuːl/
someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
giganticadjectiveUS /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
destroyed or killed
From this reading My visitors of the previous night had gone three hours ago.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My visitors of the previous night had gone three hours ago.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I had heard them getting up steam, but I was still too weak and stiff to think of getting out of bed so early to see them off.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading My visitors of the previous night had gone three hours ago.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading I turned, as usual, to watch the upward, curling smoke from Mary's kitchen fire.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
Mary'snounUS /ˈmeriz/
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading I turned, as usual, to watch the upward, curling smoke from Mary's kitchen fire.
become covered with mist
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My visitors of the previous night had gone three hours ago.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading My visitors of the previous night had gone three hours ago.
not any; not one
From this reading Strange to say, this morning there _was_ no smoke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My visitors of the previous night had gone three hours ago.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I had heard them getting up steam, but I was still too weak and stiff to think of getting out of bed so early to see them off.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading My visitors of the previous night had gone three hours ago.
express in words
From this reading Strange to say, this morning there _was_ no smoke.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I had heard them getting up steam, but I was still too weak and stiff to think of getting out of bed so early to see them off.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading I turned, as usual, to watch the upward, curling smoke from Mary's kitchen fire.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I had heard them getting up steam, but I was still too weak and stiff to think of getting out of bed so early to see them off.
spider's
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From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading I had heard them getting up steam, but I was still too weak and stiff to think of getting out of bed so early to see them off.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading I had heard them getting up steam, but I was still too weak and stiff to think of getting out of bed so early to see them off.
not in physical motion
From this reading I had heard them getting up steam, but I was still too weak and stiff to think of getting out of bed so early to see them off.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Strange to say, this morning there _was_ no smoke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I had heard them getting up steam, but I was still too weak and stiff to think of getting out of bed so early to see them off.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Strange to say, this morning there _was_ no smoke.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I had heard them getting up steam, but I was still too weak and stiff to think of getting out of bed so early to see them off.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Strange to say, this morning there _was_ no smoke.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading My visitors of the previous night had gone three hours ago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had heard them getting up steam, but I was still too weak and stiff to think of getting out of bed so early to see them off.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I had heard them getting up steam, but I was still too weak and stiff to think of getting out of bed so early to see them off.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I turned, as usual, to watch the upward, curling smoke from Mary's kitchen fire.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I had heard them getting up steam, but I was still too weak and stiff to think of getting out of bed so early to see them off.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
directed up
From this reading I turned, as usual, to watch the upward, curling smoke from Mary's kitchen fire.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading I turned, as usual, to watch the upward, curling smoke from Mary's kitchen fire.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading My visitors of the previous night had gone three hours ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had heard them getting up steam, but I was still too weak and stiff to think of getting out of bed so early to see them off.
look attentively
From this reading I turned, as usual, to watch the upward, curling smoke from Mary's kitchen fire.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading I had heard them getting up steam, but I was still too weak and stiff to think of getting out of bed so early to see them off.
webnounUS /web/
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Ghoul Next morning, I looked out upon a wet mist that hung over Golden Crescent like a spider's gigantic web all a-drip with dew.
